CICMD congratulates all our faculty members and trainees on their outstanding accomplishments during FY 2025-2026. We sincerely thank everyone who shared their awards, funding, promotions, publications, presentations, and other professional achievements with us. Your success reflects the strength and impact of our interdisciplinary community. We encourage all members to remain engaged with and supportive of CICMD by continuing to share their accomplishments, participate in our programs and events, and help us promote the center’s collective impact.
Members and Affiliates Publications
Abdel Alli, PhD,MPH.
• Impact of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists on hypomagnesemia in heart failure. (2026). Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 101(6), 1059–1062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2026.03.019
• Targeted lipidomics between hPheo1 and SDHB KD cells reveal changes in bioactive lipids and PKC with polyamine pathway inhibition. (2026). Physiological Reports, 14(11). https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.70894
• Effects of triethylene glycol dimethacrylate and bisphenol A-glycidyl methacrylate on annexin A proteins in human mesangial cells. (2026). European Journal of Oral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/eos.70095
• Calcium oxalate alters lipid profiles and annexin A2 enrichment in membrane fractions of murine inner medullary collecting duct cells. (2025). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: General Subjects, 1869(12), 130868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2025.130868
• Simulated microgravity causes delayed platelet activation and downregulates acid-sensing ion channel 1/2 protein expression. (2025). Biomedicines, 13(12), 2860. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13122860
• The heart in space: Effects of microgravity on different cell types and their functions in the cardiovascular system. (2025). Biomedicines, 13(10), 2336. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13102336
• Apoptosis, ferroptosis, necrosis, necroptosis and pyroptosis in the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones. (2025). Urolithiasis, 53(1), 153. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00240-025-01826-w
• Novel lipid biomarkers of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology based on urinary small extracellular vesicles: A pilot study of sugar cane workers. (2025). Metabolites, 15(8), 523. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo15080523
• Fatty acids and inflammatory protein biomarkers from coronavirus disease 2019 patients. (2025). Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 13(7). https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.70218
Stephen Anton, PhD
• Intrinsic capacity and mortality in community-dwelling octogenarians: A network analysis from the ilSIRENTE study. (2026). GeroScience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-026-02370-• Pilot randomized controlled trial of krill oil supplementation for chronic musculoskeletal pain in older adults. (2026). The Journal of Nutrition, 156(6), 101517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101517
• Feasibility of home-based, remotely delivered exercise training to improve physical function in older sepsis survivors: A pilot randomized controlled trial. (2026). GeroScience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-026-02328-2
• Population heterogeneity in iron biomarkers by age, sex, menopausal status, and race in healthy U.S. adults: A cross-sectional analysis from the All of Us Research Program. (2026). Nutrients, 18(10), 1522. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18101522
• Inflammaging: From mechanisms to clinical implications and targeted interventions. (2026). Aging and Disease. https://doi.org/10.14336/AD.2025.1557
• Iron dysregulation and mitochondrial dysfunction in aging: A longitudinal study on mobility decline in low- and high-functioning older adults. (2026). Experimental Gerontology, 216, 113062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2026.113062
• The gut–muscle axis in sarcopenia: Mechanisms, evidence gaps and translational challenges. (2026). Biomedicines, 14(5), 976. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines14050976
• Factors associated with emergency department utilization among older Black adults with chronic illness in the United States. (2026). Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-026-02923-1
• Intrinsic capacity-frailty phenotypes and subclinical inflammation in community-dwelling octogenarians: A cross-sectional analysis from the ilSIRENTE study. (2026). Experimental Gerontology, 214, 113026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2026.113026
• Is ferroptosis the mechanistic bridge connecting iron dysregulation to muscle wasting and functional decline in aging? (2026). Aging Cell, 25(2), e70367. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.70367
• Macrophage polarization as a potential driver and a therapeutic target for sepsis-induced cognitive impairment in older adults. (2026). Shock, 65(2), 142–150. https://doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0000000000002723
• The impact of hyperparathyroidism on skeletal muscle pathophysiology and physical function. (2026). Endocrine Connections, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.1530/EC-25-0801
• Internalized weight stigma, metabolic syndrome, and inflammation in postmenopausal women with obesity. (2025). Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, 50, 101129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2025.101129
• Investigating the role of physician communication behaviors on the use of telehealth visits by older Black Americans with chronic conditions. (2025). Patient Education and Counseling, 141, 109334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109334
• Nicotinamide riboside combined with exercise to treat hypertension in middle-aged and older adults: A pilot randomized clinical trial. (2025). GeroScience, 47(6), 6895–6908. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-025-01815-2
• Neighborhood deprivation and mortality among people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. (2025). Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 106(4), 1415–1424. https://doi.org/10.1177/13872877251352120
• Adherence and retention in early or late time-restricted eating: A narrative review of randomized controlled trials. (2025). Nutrition Reviews, 83(7), e2082–e2092. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuae195
Diana Barb, M.D.
• High prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis with significant fibrosis in primary care and endocrinology clinics. (2026). Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 28(7), 6184–6193. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.70799
Ellen K. Bowser, Ph.D., R.D.
• Validity of predictive energy equations compared with indirect calorimetry for hospitalized adults: An Evidence Analysis Library scoping review. (2026). Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 126(8), 156330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2026.156330
Muna Canales, M.D., M.S.
• Phentermine/topiramate in obese, diabetic uric acid stone formers: An open-label randomized feasibility trial. (2026). Journal of Urology. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000005189
• Assessing the impact of a surgical skills outreach program on high school students. (2025). Journal of Surgical Research, 316, 45–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2025.10.034
• Trial emulation issues in as-needed blood pressure treatment—Reply. (2025). JAMA Internal Medicine, 185(7), 900–901. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0313
Michelle I. Cardel, Ph.D., M.S., R.D.
• A qualitative assessment of preoperative educational needs among adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery patients and parents or guardians. (2026). Childhood Obesity, 22(6), 359–366. https://doi.org/10.1177/21532176261453154
• Family sources of weight teasing and associations with adolescents’ unhealthy eating behaviors, weight bias internalization, and body appreciation. (2026). Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 51(7), 554–567. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsag030
• Effectiveness of a behavioral weight management intervention by race, ethnicity, income, and education: A meta-analysis. (2026). Communications Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-026-01676-6
• Effectiveness of telemedicine prescribing and a long-acting obesity medication behavioral program: A 24-week single-arm study. (2026). Obesity, 34(Suppl. 1), 18–28. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70056
• Prepregnancy GLP-1 receptor agonist exposure and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among women with obesity and diabetes. (2026). Obesity, 34(Suppl. 1), 88–96. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70221
• Psychosocial outcomes in telemedicine and long-acting incretin-specific behavioral intervention. (2026). Obesity Science & Practice, 12(3), e70149. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.70149
• Twenty-four month outcomes from a real-world telehealth obesity treatment clinic using obesity medications. (2026). Obesity, 34(Suppl. 1), 134–143. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70156
• Associations among pork intake, weight loss, and diet quality outcomes in a commercial weight-management program. (2026). Nutrition & Diabetes, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41387-026-00430-0
• Efficacy of oral anti-obesity medications with versus without adjunct behavioral weight management treatment. (2026). Obesity, 34(3), 588–597. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70127
• Recruiting adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery patients for research studies: Assessing a community-partnered approach. (2026). Childhood Obesity, 22(2), 105–109. https://doi.org/10.1177/21532176251414511
• Components of adolescent behavioural interventions with eating disorder outcomes: Systematic review with intervention mapping. (2026). Pediatric Obesity, 21(1), e70074. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.70074
• Associations among human milk polyunsaturated fatty acids and infant sleep patterns: A cross-sectional study. (2025). The Journal of Nutrition, 155(10), 3426–3433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.07.021
• Effectiveness of a digital weight management program on diet quality: A randomized controlled trial. (2025). The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 122(3), 830–840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.06.024
• Response to Hayashi et al. (2025). Obesity, 33(9), 1617–1618. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24351
• Cross-cultural differences in weight loss maintenance: A comparison between North America and Europe. (2025). International Journal of Obesity, 49(7), 1297–1306. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01770-0
Kirk Conrad, M.D.
• An overview of periconceptional pathology and pathophysiology: Where do we go next? (2025). Placenta, 168, 98–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2025.06.010
William T. Donahoo, M.D.
• Correlates of glycemic status among American Indian adults with type 2 diabetes in rural southeastern Oklahoma. (2026). Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000916
• Relationships between antihypertensive, glucose- and lipid-lowering medication adherence, and demographic and clinical characteristics in American Indian adults with type 2 diabetes. (2026). Journal of Diabetes Research, 2026(1). https://doi.org/10.1155/jdr/5960974
• Risk of new headaches following GLP-1 receptor agonist initiation in older adults with type 2 diabetes: A target trial emulation. (2026). Journal of General Internal Medicine, 41(6), 1684–1689. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09612-5
• Preoperative GLP-1 receptor agonist use and postoperative respiratory complications in patients undergoing elective surgeries: A target trial emulation study. (2026). American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 212(2), 369–373. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202503-0775RL
• Corrigendum to “Cancer beliefs, risk perceptions, and health protective behaviors among people living with diabetes in the United States: Results from the Health Information National Trends Survey.” (2026). Preventive Medicine Reports, 61, 103359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103359
• Continuous glucose monitoring in insulin-treated older adults with diabetes and Alzheimer disease and related dementias. (2025). JAMA Network Open, 8(12), e2541939. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.41939
• Improving patient education materials for HPV self-collection: Insights from women at high risk of developing cervical cancer. (2025). Cancer Management and Research, 17, 3273–3284. https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S552282
• HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor medication management in American Indians with type 2 diabetes: A multiyear view from a rural tribal health system. (2025). Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 65(6), 102494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2025.102494
• GLP-1 receptor agonists and cancer risk in adults with obesity. (2025). JAMA Oncology, 11(10), 1186–1193. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.2681
• Cancer beliefs, risk perceptions, and health protective behaviors among people living with diabetes in the United States: Results from the Health Information National Trends Survey. (2025). Preventive Medicine Reports, 57, 103206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103206
• Association of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists with cancer risk in older adults with type 2 diabetes. (2025). Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24366
• Peer mentoring improves diabetes technology use and reduces diabetes distress among underserved communities: Outcomes of a pilot diabetes support coach intervention. (2025). Journal of Diabetes Research, 2025, 1970247. https://doi.org/10.1155/jdr/1970247
Franchesca Arias, Ph.D.
• Price, C. C., Burt, J. S., Amini, S., Arias, F., Mohamed, B., Seubert, C. N., & Garvan, C. (2026). The preoperative phases of the Perioperative Cognitive Anesthesia Network for older adults electing surgery: Results from an observational cohort. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 143(1), 132–145. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000007448
• Schwei, R. J., Shank, C., Tsuchida, R. E., Arias, F., Lor, M., Shah, M. N., Wiegmann, D., & Pulia, M. S. (2026). A comparison of time to sepsis alert and antibiotics in emergency department patients by language preference. The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 81, 19–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2025.11.008
Zhenzhong Cheng, Ph.D.
• Yang, J., et al. (2026). Moderate iron restriction improves metabolism via altered mitochondrial function. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2026.110448
• Deb, A., et al. (2026). Ablation of mitochondrial calcium uniporter alleviates mitochondrial dysfunction. Cell Calcium. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceca.2025.103106
Natalie E. Chichetto, Ph.D.
• Parisi, C. E., Chichetto, N. E., Li, Z., Kwara, A., et al. (2026). Examining survival of people diagnosed with HIV in Florida. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 101(5), 464–470. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000003819
Julio D. Duarte, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
• Machine learning with genetic and clinical data to predict ischemic outcomes after PCI. (2026). Clinical and Translational Science, 19(7). https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.70655
• CYP2D6 phenotype and post-surgical pain control with hydrocodone and oxycodone. (2026). Frontiers in Pharmacology, 17, 1817652. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2026.1817652
• Trial of preemptive pharmacogenetic testing in underserved patients (TOPP UP): Study framework and baseline characteristics of randomized controlled trial participants. (2026). Clinical and Translational Science, 19(3), e70502. https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.70502
• Optimizing pharmacogenomic clinical decision support: A usability study of Epic’s genomic indicators. (2026). BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 27(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40360-026-01109-z
• Global investigation of clinical implementation strategies for DPYD testing to guide fluoropyrimidine therapy. (2026). Clinical and Translational Science, 19(1), e70466. https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.70466
• Machine learning prediction of pharmacogenetic testing uptake among opioid-prescribed patients using electronic health records: Retrospective cohort study. (2026). JMIR Medical Informatics, 14, e81048. https://doi.org/10.2196/81048
• The role of Id genes on pulmonary hypertension development in left heart failure. (2026). American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice, 61, 100692. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahjo.2025.100692
Marcelo Febo, Ph.D.
• Selective opioid-sparing effects of cannabidiol on opioid analgesia in rats. (2026). The Journal of Pain, 47, 106338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106338
• Peripheral macrophages and T-cells accumulate in the degenerating optic tract after repetitive head impact. (2026). Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 135, 106511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2026.106511
• PERK deficiency amplifies molecular, structural, and network vulnerability to repetitive mild traumatic brain injury. (2026). Neurobiology of Disease, 228, 107526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2026.107526
• Dissociable, species-specific impact of Aβ on static and dynamic functional connectomes. (2026). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.26.720907
• Functional connectivity, tissue microstructure, and T2 at 11.1 Tesla distinguishes neuroadaptive differences in two traumatic brain injury models in rats: A Translational Outcomes Project in NeuroTrauma (TOP-NT) UG3 Phase study. (2026). Neurotrauma Reports, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2689288×251380144
• Post-traumatic osteoarthritis in aged rodents is associated with brain changes that correlate with joint remodeling. (2026). The Journal of Pain, 39, 105594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105594
• Cannabidiol reduces oxycodone self-administration while preserving its analgesic efficacy in a rat model of neuropathic pain. (2026). Scientific Reports, 16(1), 2080. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-31828-y
• Multi-site, in vivo MRI dataset of brain diffusivity measures before and after harmonization, and atrophy measures following controlled cortical impact in male and female adult rats. (2025). Frontiers in Neurology, 16, 1719618. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1719618
• TNF-α signaling mediates the dopaminergic effects of methamphetamine by stimulating dopamine transporters and L-type Ca²⁺ channels. (2025). Science Signaling, 18(917). https://doi.org/10.1126/scisignal.ady8676
• Sex-dependent effect of amyloidosis on functional network “hub” topology is associated with downregulated neuronal gene signatures in the APPswe/PSEN1dE9 double transgenic mouse. (2025). Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 108(2), 893–913. https://doi.org/10.1177/13872877251378778
• Sex-dependent effect of amyloidosis on functional network “hub” topology is associated with downregulated neuronal gene signatures in the APPswe/PSEN1dE9 double transgenic mouse. (2025). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.05.13.593982
Charles J. Frazier, Ph.D.
• Optogenetic inhibition reveals distinct contributions of medial prefrontal cortex to intertemporal choice in young and aged rats. (2025). Cerebral Cortex, 35(10). https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhaf288
• Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor activated effectors in principal neurons of the rat basolateral amygdala. (2025). Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 19, 1634594. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2025.1634594
• Optogenetic inhibition reveals distinct contributions of medial prefrontal cortex to intertemporal choice in young and aged rats. (2025). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.15.664949
Michelle L. Gumz, Ph.D.
• Loss of the circadian clock protein Period 1 mediates sex-dependent increase in arterial stiffness and hypertrophic remodeling in mice. (2026). Journal of the American Heart Association, 15(14). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.125.047632
• Unlocking the potential of circadian biology for cardiovascular health. (2026). Physiological Reviews, 106(3), 1195–1262. https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.00015.2025
Serena Jingchuan Guo, M.D., Ph.D.
• Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and acute diabetes complications in adults with type 1 diabetes. (2026). iScience, 29(5), 115700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.115700
• Hyperglycosylation is a metabolic driver of Alzheimer’s disease. (2026). Nature Metabolism, 8(6), 1410–1425. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-026-01538-4
• Methodological approaches to real-world evidence generation for glucagon-like peptide-1-based therapies: Synopsis of a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases workshop. (2026). Annals of Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.7326/ANNALS-26-00202
• Consistency in causal reasoning for large language models in scenarios of HIV antiretroviral treatment, drug interactions, and side effects. (2026). npj Digital Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-02771-7
• The intersection of place and health: Examining the association of social determinants of health and diabetes in children and adolescents in Florida. (2026). BMC Public Health, 26, 1435. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27119-4
• Social determinants of healthy aging: An investigation using the All of Us cohort. (2026). PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342292
• Identifying Alzheimer’s disease progression subphenotypes via a graph-based framework using electronic health records. (2026). Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research, 10(2), 317–339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41666-026-00230-2
• Head trauma and environment progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Long-term data from the National ALS Registry. (2026). BMJ Neurology Open, 8(1), e001574. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2026-001574
Jaclyn M. Hall, Ph.D.
• Building public health leadership capacity through community-based education: The Florida Health Policy Leadership Academy. (2026). American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 71(2), 108336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2026.108336
• Tobacco cessation treatment in pregnancy: Insights from Florida Medicaid claims data. (2026). Nicotine & Tobacco Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntag140
• Prepregnancy GLP-1 receptor agonist exposure and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among women with obesity and diabetes. (2026). Obesity, 34(Suppl. 1), 88–96. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70221
• Exploring the association between supportive school policy and youth tobacco use. (2026). Public Health, 251, 106083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.106083
• Improving patient education materials for HPV self-collection: Insights from women at high risk of developing cervical cancer. (2025). Cancer Management and Research, 17, 3273–3284. https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S552282
• Leveraging Medicaid claims to map complex chronic conditions for emergency preparedness. (2025). Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 32(2), 191–196. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000002283
• Medicaid payment policy and colorectal cancer screening rates. (2025). JAMA Network Open, 8(7), e2523271. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.23271
• Unsupervised learning using EHR and census data to identify distinct subphenotypes of newly diagnosed hypertension patients. (2025). PLOS ONE, 20(7), e0326776. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326776
Michael J. Haller, M.D.
• A phase 2 trial of frexalimab, a CD40L antagonist, in adolescents and adults with recent-onset type 1 diabetes (FABULINUS): Rationale and study design. (2026). Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 28(8), 6584–6594. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.70785
• Low-dose antithymocyte globulin in type 1 diabetes: Real-world exploratory observation of C-peptide by modified quantitative response (mQR). (2026). Diabetes Care, 49(7), 1258–1261. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc26-0223
• Identification of a type 1 diabetes-associated T cell receptor repertoire signature from the human peripheral blood. (2026). Science Advances, 12(7). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx7448
• Phase I clinical trial of islet antigen-specific plasmid coexpressing tolerogenic proteins demonstrates safety in adults with type 1 diabetes. (2026). Diabetes, 75(3), 506–518. https://doi.org/10.2337/db25-0777
• Thyroid autoimmunity and the subsequent development of islet and celiac autoimmunity in the TEDDY study. (2026). American Journal of Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwag016
• Family history of type 2 diabetes delays development of type 1 diabetes in TEDDY children with islet autoimmunity. (2025). Diabetologia, 69(3), 643–652. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-025-06613-1
• Evaluating the economic impact of Project ECHO Diabetes: Cost savings from HbA1c reduction in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. (2025). Endocrine Practice, 31(11), 1435–1440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eprac.2025.06.025
• INHALE-1: A multicenter randomized trial of inhaled Technosphere insulin in children with type 1 diabetes. (2025). Diabetes Care, 49(1), 179–187. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc25-1994
• An exploratory cost-effectiveness analysis of immune therapy in delaying the initiation of automated insulin delivery systems in type 1 diabetes. (2025). Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 27(10), 812–819. https://doi.org/10.1089/dia.2025.0192
• Connecting the spots: Serial home C-peptide measurements paint an accurate picture of change in β-cell function. (2025). Diabetes Care, 48(9), 1472–1474. https://doi.org/10.2337/dci25-0059
• Peer mentoring improves diabetes technology use and reduces diabetes distress among underserved communities: Outcomes of a pilot diabetes support coach intervention. (2025). Journal of Diabetes Research, 2025, 1970247. https://doi.org/10.1155/jdr/1970247
Parta Hatamizadeh, M.D.
• The promise of digital twins as a tool for personalized approaches in nephrology. (2026). Nature Reviews Nephrology, 22(1), 3–4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-025-01021-5
• A qualitative assessment of preoperative educational needs among adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery patients and parents or guardians. (2026). Childhood Obesity, 22(6), 359–366. https://doi.org/10.1177/21532176261453154
• Associations of common antipsychotic medications with weight gain in youth and adults: A target trial emulation study. (2026). Journal of Psychiatric Research, 196, 90–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.02.007
• Effects of common antihypertensive class medications on BMI z-score in adolescents. (2026). Pediatric Obesity, 21(5). https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.70114
• Development and usability testing of the Mobile Childhood Asthma Management Program (mCHAMP) app: Sequential mixed methods study. (2026). JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 9, e71681. https://doi.org/10.2196/71681
• Emulation of a target trial of antihypertensive medications on weight change. (2026). Journal of General Internal Medicine, 41(4), 1097–1106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09787-x
• Recruiting adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery patients for research studies: Assessing a community-partnered approach. (2026). Childhood Obesity, 22(2), 105–109. https://doi.org/10.1177/21532176251414511
• Comparative BMI-z changes with initiation and adherence to antidepressant medications among youth. (2025). Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2025.11.008
• Comparative weight change with initiation and adherence to common medications for type 2 diabetes. (2025). Obesity, 33(11), 2205–2213. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70022
• Long-term medication-induced weight change across common antiseizure medications: A target trial emulation study. (2025). Obesity, 33(12), 2355–2364. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24362
• Cost-effectiveness of the Rural Lifestyle Eating and Activity Program (Rural LEAP). (2025). PLOS ONE, 20(7), e0326383. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326383
Danielle E. Jake-Schoffman, Ph.D.
• Feasibility and acceptability of a social media-based physical activity intervention for college women. (2026). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 86, 103154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103154
• Exploring fitness influencer content preferences among female college students in the southeastern United States. (2026). Journal of American College Health, 74(1), 116–128. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2025.2501007
• Gendered paths to cancer knowledge and screening behavior among Black adults: Results from a community-partnered study. (2026). Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02815-w
Tianze Jiao, Ph.D.
• Costs per responder for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma treated with talquetamab compared with usual care. (2026). Journal of Medical Economics, 29(1), 93–105. https://doi.org/10.1080/13696998.2025.2604457
• Modeling the budget impact of disease-modifying therapies in infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy. (2026). Clinical Drug Investigation, 46(8), 883–896. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40261-026-01571-x
• Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors and risk of pancreatic cancer in older adults: A target trial emulation. (2026). International Journal of Cancer, 159(4), 853–863. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.70438
• Machine learning model for predicting suicide risks among patients with posttraumatic stress disorder who received opioids. (2026). Depression and Anxiety, 2026(1). https://doi.org/10.1155/da/5305506
• Relationships between antihypertensive, glucose- and lipid-lowering medication adherence, and demographic and clinical characteristics in American Indian adults with type 2 diabetes. (2026). Journal of Diabetes Research, 2026(1). https://doi.org/10.1155/jdr/5960974
• Transportability analyses in comparative effectiveness research: A conceptual framework and methodological principles endorsed by the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology. (2026). Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 35(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.70396
• Immunomodulators, biologics, and 5-ASA for inflammatory bowel disease and major adverse cardiovascular events in older adults. (2026). JAMA Network Open, 9(4), e269091. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.9091
• Patterns of TSH testing after GLP-1 receptor agonist initiation in patients receiving levothyroxine: A trial emulation study. (2026). The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgag131
• Trial emulation of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion versus direct oral anticoagulants. (2026). Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-026-02296-9
• Development and validation of an electronic health record–based algorithm for identifying patients with long-term opioid therapy: Cross-sectional study. (2025). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27, e76999. https://doi.org/10.2196/76999
• Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk for cardiovascular events in older adults treated with levothyroxine: A target trial emulation. (2025). Cardiovascular Diabetology, 24(1), 459. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-025-02971-7
• Impact of SGLT2 inhibitors on long-term outcomes in TAVI patients with heart failure: A propensity-matched analysis. (2025). Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition), 79(6), 498–507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rec.2025.10.016
• Participant evaluation of MOMitor™: A smartphone-based application that monitors postpartum mental and physical health status. (2025). mHealth, 11, 46. https://doi.org/10.21037/mhealth-25-6
• Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: Why oral anticoagulation remains the standard over devices. (2025). American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice, 58, 100594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahjo.2025.100594
• Suicide risk after abrupt discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy: An observational cohort study. (2025). Pain Medicine, 26(10), 631–642. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaf044
• Establishing a quantitative framework for combined oral contraceptives: Evaluating the impact of drug–drug interactions on exposure and clinical (surrogate) efficacy endpoints. (2025). The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 65(12), 1855–1863. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcph.70063
• nutrition. 123(6):101301. [DOI] 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101301. [PMID] 42230083.
Dominick Lemas, Ph.D.
• Prepregnancy GLP-1 receptor agonist exposure and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among women with obesity and diabetes. (2026). Obesity, 34(Suppl. 1), 88–96. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70221
• AI and machine learning in nutrition: The promise, the challenge, and recommendations. (2026). The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 123(3), 101126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.101126
• Recruiting adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery patients for research studies: Assessing a community-partnered approach. (2026). Childhood Obesity, 22(2), 105–109. https://doi.org/10.1177/21532176251414511
• AI in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: Review. (2025). American Journal of Hypertension, 38(12), 1009–1019. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpaf052
• Associations among human milk polyunsaturated fatty acids and infant sleep patterns: A cross-sectional study. (2025). The Journal of Nutrition, 155(10), 3426–3433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.07.021
Arch G. Mainous III, Ph.D.
• Daily nutrient intake and inflammation among U.S. adults. (2026). Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2025.250393R1
• Are U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations effective? An evaluation of the 2015 prediabetes/diabetes recommendation. (2026). American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 70(2), 108177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2025.108177
• Association of disability and inflammation: Potential risks to a vulnerable population. (2026). Disability and Health Journal, 19(1), 101969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2025.101969
• Editorial: Pioneers & pathfinders: 10 years of Frontiers in Medicine. (2025). Frontiers in Medicine, 12, 1736691. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1736691
• More evidence of the health risks of normal weight obesity: The association with systemic inflammation. (2025). Frontiers in Medicine, 12, 1695935. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1695935
• Patient trust in the health system, internet information searching, and the patient-provider relationship. (2025). Frontiers in Medicine, 12, 1665927. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1665927
• Long COVID and days of work missed due to illness or injury by adults in the United States, 2022. (2025). Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 38(3), 551–555. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240367R1
• The primary care workforce is transitioning away from a physician-dominated model. (2025). Family Medicine, 57(8), 532–534. https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2025.348227
• Youth ages 4 to 13 trends of sports concussions with loss of consciousness from the 2014–2023 National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. (2025). Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 13(8), 23259671251353761. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251353761
• Body mass index vs. body fat percentage as a predictor of mortality in adults aged 20–49 years. (2025). Annals of Family Medicine, 23(4), 337–343. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.240330
Siobhan Malany, Ph.D.
• Extracellular vesicle transcriptomic analysis to investigate muscle adaptation in microgravity. (2026). iScience, 29(6), 115838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.115838
• Comparative analysis of Matrigel and tunable collagen-fibrin blends for in vitro skeletal muscle models. (2026). Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 114(2), e70039. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbma.70039
• Targeting CXCR6 disrupts β-catenin signaling and enhances sorafenib response in hepatocellular carcinoma. (2025). Cancers, 17(23), 3818. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17233818
• Microgravity accelerates skeletal muscle degeneration: Functional and transcriptomic insights from an ISS muscle lab-on-chip model. (2025). Stem Cell Reports, 20(7), 102550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2025.102550
Christopher J. Martyniuk, Ph.D.
• Developmental, behavioral, metabolomic, and lipidomic assessment of the insect repellent nootkatone reveals limited sublethal toxicity in developing zebrafish (Danio rerio). (2026). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 222, 107218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2026.107218
• Multiphase coupling of phosphorus and organic matter across water-particle interaction in aquaculture ponds. (2026). Journal of Hazardous Materials, 514, 142793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142793
• Ecotoxicological impacts of benzo[a]pyrene on Ctenopharyngodon idella larvae: Hemato-immunological disruption, genotoxicity, and histopathological alterations. (2026). Frontiers in Immunology, 17, 1872548. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2026.1872548
Caitrin W. McDonough, Ph.D.
• Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors and risk of pancreatic cancer in older adults: A target trial emulation. (2026). International Journal of Cancer, 159(4), 853–863. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.70438
• Impact of area-level socioeconomic deprivation on post-PCI outcomes stratified by P2Y12 inhibitor therapy. (2026). JACC: Advances, 5(3), 102577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102577
• Characterizing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia in a hypertension population within the State of Florida using electronic health record–based data. (2025). Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 119(3), 751–762. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.70150
• Evaluating the evidence for CYP2C19 inhibitor classifications: A scoping review. (2025). Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 118(5), 1100–1109. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.3712
• CYP2D6 phenotypes and emergency department visits among patients receiving opioid treatment. (2025). JAMA Network Open, 8(7), e2523543. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.23543
Megan A. McVay, Ph.D.
• Addressing co-occurring chronic pain and obesity simultaneously in a behavioral intervention: A pilot trial. (2026). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 12(1), 33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-026-01764-3
• Feasibility and acceptability of a social media-based physical activity intervention for college women. (2026). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 86, 103154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103154
Matthew Merritt, Ph.D.
• Mutation-specific impairment of fatty acid and pyruvate oxidation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mouse models. (2026). Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 217, 51–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2026.06.005
• Quantitative imaging of pyruvate metabolism in a patient with anaplastic thyroid cancer. (2026). Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 96(2), 826–838. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.70351
• Physiological interpretation of the lactate-to-pyruvate AUC ratio for hyperpolarized [1-13C]-pyruvate studies. (2026). Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 96(1), 247–258. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.70309
• Comparison of HDO production from [2,3,4,6,6-²H₅]glucose and [²H₇]glucose as a marker of glucose metabolism. (2026). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.03.716329
• Pharmacokinetic modeling strategies for dynamic hyperpolarized urea imaging. (2026). Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 95(3), 1671–1683. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.70117
• The state of imaging glycolytic metabolism in cancer with magnetic resonance. (2026). NPJ Imaging, 4(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44303-026-00146-x
Rahma S. Mkuu, Ph.D.
• Dual use of tobacco and khat in eastern Ethiopia: A qualitative study. (2026). Tobacco Control. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2025-059800
• Prepregnancy GLP-1 receptor agonist exposure and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among women with obesity and diabetes. (2026). Obesity, 34(Suppl. 1), 88–96. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70221
• Evaluating the health literacy characteristics of question prompt lists on National Cancer Institute–designated cancer center websites. (2026). Journal of Cancer Education, 41(2), 396–402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-025-02675-2
• Corrigendum to “Cancer beliefs, risk perceptions, and health protective behaviors among people living with diabetes in the United States: Results from the Health Information National Trends Survey.” (2026). Preventive Medicine Reports, 61, 103359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103359
• Impact of housing support services for Medicaid enrollees with serious mental illness and substance use disorder. (2026). Health Affairs, 45(1), 68–75. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2025.00581
• Improving patient education materials for HPV self-collection: Insights from women at high risk of developing cervical cancer. (2025). Cancer Management and Research, 17, 3273–3284. https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S552282
• Leveraging Medicaid claims to map complex chronic conditions for emergency preparedness. (2025). Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 32(2), 191–196. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000002283
• Meaningfulness, feasibility, and usability of quality-of-care measures for maternal and infant health: A structured mixed-methods review. (2025). Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 9(1), e17. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2024.681
• Health system strategies to improve the uptake of cervical cancer screening in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping systematic review. (2025). Health Promotion Practice, 27(3), 576–599. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399251370668
• Cancer beliefs, risk perceptions, and health protective behaviors among people living with diabetes in the United States: Results from the Health Information National Trends Survey. (2025). Preventive Medicine Reports, 57, 103206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103206
• Medicaid payment policy and colorectal cancer screening rates. (2025). JAMA Network Open, 8(7), e2523271. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.23271
Earl J. Morris, Pharm.D., MPH, Ph.D.
• A national survey of pharmacy skills laboratory faculty perceptions of evaluation, promotion, and workload policies. (2026). American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 90(7), 101995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2026.101995
• Assessing the quality of electronic health record data and claims-linked data for target trial emulation studies. (2026). JAMIA Open, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/jamiaopen/ooag102
• Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker-induced prescribing cascades: Signal detection using high-throughput sequence symmetry analysis. (2026). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.15.26353346
• Association between different analgesic use and hypertension among Medicare beneficiaries with osteoarthritis. (2026). Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 74(5), 1304–1313. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70380
• Neonatal outcome ascertainment in mother-infant paired claims. (2026). Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 35(2), e70328. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.70328
• High-throughput screening for prescribing cascades among real-world angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) initiators. (2025). Pharmacotherapy, 45(11), 729–740. https://doi.org/10.1002/phar.70068
• Impact of extended insurance coverage on survival outcomes among patients with metastatic colorectal cancer in Taiwan. (2025). British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1002/bcp.70299
• COVID-19 pandemic impact on clinical condition capture in real-world data: An assessment framework. (2025). American Journal of Epidemiology, 194(11), 3297–3305. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaf153
• Impact of prescribing vancomycin capsules versus liquid at discharge on readmissions for C. difficile infection. (2025). American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 82(15), e661–e672. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxae409
• Loop diuretics and subsequent use of urinary symptom medications in older adults: Evaluation of a possible prescribing cascade. (2025). The Journals of Gerontology: Series A. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaf150
Rebecca L. Pearl, Ph.D.
• Feasibility and acceptability of a social media-based physical activity intervention for college women. (2026). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 86, 103154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103154
• The relationship between internalized weight stigma and acceptance of weight-loss treatment resources. (2026). Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251408886
• Internalized weight stigma, metabolic syndrome, and inflammation in postmenopausal women with obesity. (2025). Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, 50, 101129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2025.101129
• Body habitus considerations in U.S. anatomical body donation programs: Perspectives and practices from program guidelines. (2025). Anatomical Sciences Education, 19(1), 85–92. https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.70129
• Weight bias, stigma and discrimination: A call for greater conceptual clarity. (2025). Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1710851. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1710851
• The acute inflammatory effects of weight stigma: An experimental pilot study. (2025). Stigma and Health, 10(3), 567–571. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000487
• Feasibility and acceptability of a psychological intervention for internalized health-related stigma among adults with chronic health conditions: Preliminary investigation. (2025). JMIR Formative Research, 9, e69548. https://doi.org/10.2196/69548
Thomas A. Pearson, M.D.,MPH, Ph.D.
• Cannabis use and acute postoperative pain outcomes in older adults: A propensity-matched retrospective cohort study. (2025). Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 50(10), 771–778. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2024-105633
• The NIH Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI): National and public health impact as measured by collaborative scientific excellence, investigator development, and community engagement. (2025). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111650
Carl J. Pepine, M.D.
• Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure in women with ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease: The Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation–Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD) study. (2026). International Journal of Cardiology, 461, 134672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2026.134672
• A meta-analysis of the long-term effects of antihypertensive therapy on the risk of major cardiovascular disease across 51 randomized trials. (2026). Nature Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04514-3
• Brachial pulse pressure and outcomes: A report from the WISE study. (2026). Hypertension, 83(7). https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.125.26212
• Women’s IschemiA Trial to Reduce Events in Non-ObstRuctive CAD (WARRIOR): A randomized controlled trial. (2026). Open Heart, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2026-004115
Leah Reznikov, Ph.D.
• Beyond breathing: Lung as a sensory organ—A report from the NHLBI workshop on lung sensing and its implication in diseases. (2026). American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrcmb/aanag111
• Divergent neurobehavioral effects of CFTR modulators elexacaftor and ivacaftor in mice. (2026). Acta Psychologica, 263, 106210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106210
• Neuropeptide and cytokine expression in long COVID-19-related neuropsychological sequelae: Insights into NK1R-mediated neuroinflammation and in silico therapeutic targeting. (2026). Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 20, 1763029. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2026.1763029
• AB-free kava suppresses tobacco smoke-induced CREB phosphorylation in the mouse cerebellum. (2025). Phytomedicine Plus, 100940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2025.100940
• Airway sympathectomy attenuates inflammation, transcriptional ratios of Muc5ac and Muc5b, and airway mechanic deficits in mice delivered intranasal IL-13. (2025). American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 329(4), L524–L537. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00139.2025
• Divergent neurobehavioral effects of CFTR modulators elexacaftor and ivacaftor in mice. (2025). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.02.662194
Kathryn M. Ross, Ph.D.
• Within-day patterns of self-monitoring dietary intake and weight loss in a behavioral weight management program. (2026). Obesity Science & Practice, 12(4), e70174. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.70174
• Changes in ultra-processed food intake during a single-arm behavioral weight management intervention: A secondary analysis. (2026). Obesity, 34(8), 1592–1599. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70251
• Feasibility of implementing a clinical integration package to support self-measured blood pressure monitoring in primary care: A qualitative study. (2026). Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 19(5). https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.125.012252
• An exploratory analysis of patterns of weight change in a post-cessation weight management trial. (2026). Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 28(3), 481–488. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf108
• Exploring expert perspectives on self-monitoring feedback personalization, content, modality, and frequency: A Delphi study. (2025). Obesity Science & Practice, 11(6), e70104. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.70104
• The role of social, economic, and medical marginalization in cancer clinical trial participation inequities: A systematic review. (2025). Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 9(1), e25. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2024.677
• Trends and characteristics of early-onset colorectal cancer in the State of Florida, 2002–2021. (2025). Cancer Epidemiology, 99, 102932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2025.102932
• Adaptive vs. monthly support for weight-loss maintenance: A randomized clinical trial. (2025). JAMA Network Open, 8(9), e2532681. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.32681
• Correction to: Association of food insecurity with overall and disease-specific mortality among cancer survivors in the U.S. (2025). Supportive Care in Cancer, 33(9), 830. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-09899-4
• Brief coaching intervention to reverse weight regain during weight loss maintenance: A preliminary randomized controlled trial. (2025). Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 48(4), 706–714. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-025-00582-x
• Information seeking by participants enrolled in randomized clinical trials of behavioral interventions. (2025). Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 46, 101505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101505
• Social undermining of weight management behaviors among young adult African American women: An ecological momentary assessment and mixed-method study. (2025). Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 59(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaf056
• A brief online tool to increase behavioral weight loss treatment initiation: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial. (2025). Contemporary Clinical Trials, 154, 107948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2025.107948
• Cost-effectiveness of the Rural Lifestyle Eating and Activity Program (Rural LEAP). (2025). PLOS ONE, 20(7), e0326383. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326383
• Mentor and peer support for long-term weight loss maintenance: You’ve got a friend in me. (2025). JAMA Internal Medicine, 185(7), 776–777. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.1356
Lisa Scarton, Ph.D., R.N.
• Racial disparities in non-stigmatized supportive care medication use in pancreatic cancer. (2026). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 71(6), 780–787.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.02.025
• Correlates of glycemic status among American Indian adults with type 2 diabetes in rural southeastern Oklahoma. (2026). Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000916
• Relationships between antihypertensive, glucose- and lipid-lowering medication adherence, and demographic and clinical characteristics in American Indian adults with type 2 diabetes. (2026). Journal of Diabetes Research, 2026(1). https://doi.org/10.1155/jdr/5960974
• Evaluation of diabetes knowledge among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Portugal primary care: Where is the gap? (2025). BMC Primary Care, 26(1), 396. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-03081-9
• HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor medication management in American Indians with type 2 diabetes: A multiyear view from a rural tribal health system. (2025). Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 65(6), 102494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2025.102494
• Racial disparities in analgesic and psychiatric medication use during end-of-life care in advanced-stage colorectal cancer: A retrospective cohort study. (2025). Cancer Research Communications, 5(7), 1095–1101. https://doi.org/10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-25-0164
Mark S. Segal, M.D.
• Outcomes among patients with end-stage kidney disease and chronic limb-threatening ischemia: A population-based cohort study: Erratum. (2026). Annals of Surgery, 284(1), e1. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000007088
• Outcomes among patients with end-stage kidney disease and chronic limb-threatening ischemia: A population-based cohort study. (2026). Annals of Surgery, 283(5), 888–894. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000006566
• Correction to: Provision of kidney disease education service is associated with improved vascular access outcomes among U.S. incident hemodialysis patients. (2026). Kidney360, 7(4), 924–925. https://doi.org/10.34067/KID.0000001191
• Gaps in vascular evaluation before major lower-extremity amputation among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic limb-threatening ischemia. (2026). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.27.26351897
• Effectiveness and efficiency of an add-on active outreach strategy on research enrollments in a drug intervention trial. (2025). Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 188, 111986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111986
• Epidemiology, trajectories and outcomes of acute kidney injury among hospitalized patients: A large retrospective multicenter cohort study. (2025). Journal of Nephrology, 38(6), 1673–1682. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-025-02234-4
Steven M. Smith, Pharm.D., M.P.H.
• Hepatitis C virus cascade of care in Florida emergency departments. (2026). Medical Care. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000002354
• Correction: Estimating the Hawthorne effect in real-world blood pressure control trials: An analysis of the BP Home Trial. (2026). Journal of General Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10519-y
• Hazards of incentivizing repeating until normal as a strategy for blood pressure control. (2026). JAMA Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.1645
• Association between different analgesic use and hypertension among Medicare beneficiaries with osteoarthritis. (2026). Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 74(5), 1304–1313. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70380
• Beta blocker use and total knee arthroplasty among United States Medicare beneficiaries. (2026). Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 35(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.70387
• Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker-induced prescribing cascades: Signal detection using high-throughput sequence symmetry analysis. (2026). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.15.26353346
• Trends in blood pressure control during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of 17 U.S. health systems in the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network Blood Pressure Control Laboratory. (2026). Journal of the American Heart Association, 15(8). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.125.045694
• Women’s IschemiA Trial to Reduce Events in Non-ObstRuctive CAD (WARRIOR): A randomized controlled trial. (2026). Open Heart, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2026-004115
• Characterizing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia in a hypertension population within the State of Florida using electronic health record–based data. (2026). Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 119(3), 751–762. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.70150
• Estimating the Hawthorne effect in real-world blood pressure control trials: An analysis of the BP Home Trial. (2026). Journal of General Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10249-1
• Hypertension in young adults: Social determinants of prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control. (2026). American Journal of Hypertension, 39(3), 425–431. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpaf203
• Continuous glucose monitoring in insulin-treated older adults with diabetes and Alzheimer disease and related dementias. (2025). JAMA Network Open, 8(12), e2541939. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.41939
• Efficacy and safety of GLP-1 receptor agonists in children and adolescents with obesity or type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025). JAMA Pediatrics, 179(12), 1308–1317. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.3243
• AI in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: Review. (2025). American Journal of Hypertension, 38(12), 1009–1019. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpaf052
• Real-world analysis of cardiovascular adverse events and risk factors after immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. (2025). Cardio-Oncology, 11(1), 107. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-025-00406-6
• Risk of suicidal ideation and behaviors, depression, and anxiety with GLP-1 receptor agonist use in children and adolescents: A target trial emulation study. (2025). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.11.25339931
• High-throughput screening for prescribing cascades among real-world angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) initiators. (2025). Pharmacotherapy, 45(11), 729–740. https://doi.org/10.1002/phar.70068
• External exposome factors and adverse heart failure outcomes in the OneFlorida+ Network: Retrospective cohort study. (2025). JMIR Formative Research, 9, e71595. https://doi.org/10.2196/71595
• Unsupervised learning using EHR and census data to identify distinct subphenotypes of newly diagnosed hypertension patients. (2025). PLOS ONE, 20(7), e0326776. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326776
Glenn Walter, Ph.D.
• Basal energetics and phosphocreatine recovery kinetics in ambulatory boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (2026). NMR in Biomedicine, 39(8), e70336. https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.70336
• Magnetic resonance markers of supraspinatus muscle microvascular function and energetics following a rotator cuff tear. (2026). Journal of Applied Physiology, 141(1), 161–168. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.01210.2025
• Mapping glycogen accumulation and treatment effect in Pompe disease with saturation transfer MRI. (2026). Translational Research, 289, 40–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trsl.2026.02.008
• Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of the forearm in myotonic dystrophy type 1. (2025). Tomography, 11(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography11120136
• Large-scale serum protein biomarker discovery associated with function and clinical milestones in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (2025). Nature Communications, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64146-y
• A new algorithm for sampling parameters in a structured correlation matrix with application to estimating optimal combinations of muscles to quantify progression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (2025). Statistics in Medicine, 44(20–22), e70252. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.70252
• Quantitative muscle magnetic resonance outcomes in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: An exploratory analysis from the EMBARK randomized clinical trial. (2025). JAMA Neurology, 82(7), 734–744. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.0992
Irving D. Weiner, M.D.
• Effects of proximal tubule NBCe1-A deletion on collecting duct intercalated cell responses to hypokalemia. (2026). American Journal of Physiology–Renal Physiology, 331(1), F22–F38. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00043.2026
• Incidence of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated renal tubular acidosis. (2025). Kidney International Reports, 10(12), 4285–4288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2025.09.023
Brandon R. Allen, M.D.
• Evaluation of a new antibody-based NT-proBNP assay for acute dyspnea in the emergency department. (2026). Clinical Chemistry, 72(3), 398–407. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf168
• Assessing the utility of the HEART score in the era of high-sensitivity troponin. (2025). Critical Pathways in Cardiology, 24(4), e0400. https://doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0000000000000400
• Growth differentiation factor-15 is associated with acute myocardial infarction and death at 30 and 90 days in emergency department patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome. (2025). Journal of the American Heart Association, 14(19). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.124.038675
• Performance of high-sensitivity troponin T risk stratification strategies for 90-day cardiac death or myocardial infarction. (2025). Critical Pathways in Cardiology, 24(3), e0397. https://doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0000000000000397
Amir Kazory, M.D.
• Promotion Evaluation and External Review (PEER) Network for Academic Nephrology. (2026). Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.0000001220
• Hepato-cardio-renal interactions and transplant implications. (2026). Transplantation. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000005794
• A tale of two syndromes: The temptation of expanded inclusivity in cardiorenal medicine. (2026). Kidney360, 7(5), 1147–1149. https://doi.org/10.34067/KID.0000001140
• Refining the map of diuretic resistance in acute heart failure. (2026). Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 37(5), 1103. https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.0000000947
• The creatinine conundrum in heart failure: Rethinking AKI definitions. (2026). Intensive Care Medicine, 52(5), 1094–1097. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-025-08261-w
• Advances in cardiorenal medicine: The year 2025 in review. (2026). Cardiorenal Medicine, 16(1), 210–219. https://doi.org/10.1159/000551756
• Emerging treatments and current strategies for mineral, vascular, and bone disorders in chronic kidney disease. (2026). World Journal of Nephrology, 15(1), 114146. https://doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.114146
• Kidney allograft outcomes in combined kidney with other solid organ transplantation. (2026). World Journal of Transplantation, 16(1), 114233. https://doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v16.i1.114233
• The competency gap in point-of-care ultrasound: Premature expertise undermines the promise of ultrasound in nephrology. (2026). Kidney360. https://doi.org/10.34067/KID.0000001205
• Beyond the IVC: Nephrology perspectives on ultrasound-guided decongestion in heart failure. (2026). JACC: Heart Failure, 14(2), 102832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102832
• Calcium oxalate alters lipid profiles and annexin A2 enrichment in membrane fractions of murine inner medullary collecting duct cells. (2025). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: General Subjects, 1869(12), 130868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2025.130868
• Non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors after kidney transplantation. (2025). World Journal of Nephrology, 14(4), 110896. https://doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.110896
• The role of diuretics in ICUs: When? Which? How? (2025). Current Opinion in Critical Care, 31(6), 668–679. https://doi.org/10.1097/MCC.0000000000001318
• Venous Doppler ultrasound to guide ultrafiltration in hemodialysis: Practical insights for nephrologists. (2025). Blood Purification, 54(3), 195–199. https://doi.org/10.1159/000543036
• Volume optimization incorporating negative pressure diuresis in heart failure (VOID-HF). (2025). ASAIO Journal, 71(12), 1006–1012. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000002439
• Charting the future of cardiorenal medicine: A vision for integration, innovation, and impact. (2025). Frontiers in Nephrology, 5, 1719673. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneph.2025.1719673
• Contextualizing POCUS findings in heart failure: Cautions and considerations for nephrologists. (2025). Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 12, 20543581251394909. https://doi.org/10.1177/20543581251394909
• Expanding the boundaries of kidney replacement therapy in patients with liver failure. (2025). World Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 14(3), 105235. https://doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.v14.i3.105235
• In reply to “Clarification on existing opportunities for POCUS certifications for nephrologists.” (2025). American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 86(3), 413–414. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.04.016
• Point-of-care ultrasound in nephrology: Enthusiasm alone won’t suffice; training is key. (2025). American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 86(2), 257–262. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.01.018
• Breaking barriers: Neprilysin inhibition in chronic cardiorenal syndrome. (2025). World Journal of Cardiology, 17(7), 107539. https://doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v17.i7.107539
Aurore Valfort, Ph.D.
• Discovery of BE2012, a first-in-class REV-ERBα/β antagonist with favorable selectivity and pharmacokinetics, and in vivo efficacy in inducing key myogenic factors for muscle repair upon acute muscle injury. (2026). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 69(1), 439–465. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c02749
Autumn N. Harris, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Influence of serum chloride concentrations on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in dogs with congestive heart failure. (2026). American Journal of Physiology–Renal Physiology, 331(2), F152–F163. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00163.2026
• Effects of proximal tubule NBCe1-A deletion on collecting duct intercalated cell responses to hypokalemia. (2026). American Journal of Physiology–Renal Physiology, 331(1), F22–F38. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00043.2026
• Hypochloremia is negatively associated with outcomes in cats with stable congestive heart failure. (2026). American Journal of Veterinary Research, 87(6). https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.26.01.0023
• Association of impaired ammonia excretion with survival in dogs with stable chronic kidney disease. (2026). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 40(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/jvimsj/aalag100
• Moderate to severe hypochloremia is associated with shortened survival in dogs with stable congestive heart failure. (2026). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 264(3), 312–318. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.25.08.0526
• Pendrin is upregulated by corticosterone and participates in its pressor response. (2026). American Journal of Physiology–Renal Physiology, 330(2), F144–F157. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00194.2025
• Correlation of urine ammonia excretion with renal function in healthy dogs and dogs with chronic kidney disease. (2026). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 40(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/jvimsj/aalaf016
• The effect of prandial state on urine ammonia-to-creatinine ratio in cats with and without chronic kidney disease. (2026). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 40(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/jvimsj/aalaf022
• Sex differences in renal acid-base regulation. (2025). American Journal of Physiology–Renal Physiology, 329(5), F615–F626. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00174.2024
Alexandria B. Marciante, Ph.D.
• Approaching hurricane effects on phrenic motor plasticity: The Florida experience. (2026). Journal of Neurophysiology, 136(2), 546–556. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00157.2026
• Circadian clock protein Bmal1 regulates respiratory motor plasticity in male rats. (2026). Function, 7(4). https://doi.org/10.1152/function.016.2026
• Vagal suppression of diurnal variations in acute intermittent hypoxia-induced phrenic long-term facilitation. (2026). Journal of Neurophysiology, 136(1), 16–28. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00102.2026
• Increased spinal adenosine after subacute cervical injury correlates with sustained upregulation of CD39 and CD73 in microglia. (2025). Neurochemistry International, 189, 106030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2025.106030
• Phrenic long-term facilitation following severe acute intermittent hypoxia is preserved in geriatric male rats. (2025). Journal of Neurophysiology, 134(4), 1146–1152. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00260.2025
• Daily acute intermittent hypoxia elicits age- and sex-dependent changes in molecules regulating phrenic motor plasticity. (2025). Experimental Neurology, 389, 115240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2025.115240
Katelyn A. Bruno,Ph.D.
• Comparative assessment of left common iliac vein compression in patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility spectrum disorder, and healthy controls: A retrospective single-centre study. (2026). Phlebology, 41(6), 506–514. https://doi.org/10.1177/02683555251400392
• Mast cell score associates with widespread mast cell symptoms and comorbidities in patients with hEDS and HSD. (2026). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.31.26354552
• Age-related symptom clustering in pediatric hypermobility spectrum disorders: A scoping review. (2026). Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-026-04424-0
• Twenty years of sex and gender science in health research: A policy statement from the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences. (2026). Biology of Sex Differences, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-026-00894-w
• Females with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome self-report more sexual problems than chronic pain controls without hypermobility, males, or patients with hypermobile spectrum disorders. (2026). Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 8, 1753684. https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2026.1753684
• A novel strategy to promote equity and access in interventional cardiology: Early insights from the 2024–2025 ACC Clinical Trial Research Cohort. (2026). Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 5(3), 103923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103923
• Magnetocardiography for noninvasive surveillance of rejection and cardiac allograft vasculopathy in heart transplant recipients. (2026). American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice, 62, 100704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahjo.2025.100704
• Prevalence of intracranial and cervical artery abnormalities in patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders presenting to an academic headache clinic. (2026). Neurology International, 18(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint18020033
• Atorvastatin protects against deleterious carfilzomib-induced transcriptional changes in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. (2026). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27(3), 1358. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27031358
• Cardiac troponin T elevation predicts mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. (2026). American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice, 61, 100690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahjo.2025.100690
• Complications and management of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders: A literature review. (2026). Orthopedic Nursing, 45(1), 23–32. https://doi.org/10.1097/NOR.0000000000001182
• Sex differences in self-reported symptoms and comorbidities associated with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders: A retrospective study. (2026). Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8310986/v1
• Tnni3k is cardioprotective in viral myocarditis. (2026). Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 13(2), 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd13020069
• Non-traumatic arytenoid subluxation in a patient with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. (2025). The Laryngoscope, 135(12), 4840–4842. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.70005
• Treatment modalities, pain response, and referrals for hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders: A retrospective study. (2025). Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 9(6), 100672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2025.100672
• Donor-dependent heterogeneity in therapeutic effects of adipose tissue extracellular vesicles. (2025). Cell Communication and Signaling, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-025-02563-8
• Retrograde lumbar vein flow and epidural venous congestion in chronic headache patients with or without nutcracker phenomenon: An expanded database of 98 patients. (2025). European Journal of Radiology, 191, 112319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2025.112319
• A comparative review of myocarditis in pediatrics versus adults: Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management. (2025). Frontiers in Immunology, 16, 1601307. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1601307
• Localized and historical hypermobile spectrum disorders share self-reported symptoms and comorbidities with hEDS and HSD. (2025). Frontiers in Medicine, 12, 1594796. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1594796
• Cardiac troponin T elevation predicts mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. (2025). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.03.25330855
Shailina A. Keshwani, Ph.D.
• Association between different analgesic use and hypertension among Medicare beneficiaries with osteoarthritis. (2026). Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 74(5), 1304–1313. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70380
• Beta blocker use and total knee arthroplasty among United States Medicare beneficiaries. (2026). Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 35(5), e70387. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.70387
• Dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker-induced prescribing cascades: Signal detection using high-throughput sequence symmetry analysis. (2026). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.15.26353346
• High-throughput screening for prescribing cascades among real-world angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) initiators. (2025). Pharmacotherapy, 45(11), 729–740. https://doi.org/10.1002/phar.70068
• Disparities in initial antihypertensive intensity by sex, race, and ethnicity in newly treated patients with hypertension. (2025). American Journal of Hypertension, 38(8), 560–569. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpaf060
• Unsupervised learning using EHR and census data to identify distinct subphenotypes of newly diagnosed hypertension patients. (2025). PLOS ONE, 20(7), e0326776. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326776
Stephen Kimmel, M.D., M.S.C.E.
• Build fair machine learning models to predict adverse outcomes for heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction and reduced ejection fraction. (2026). JAMIA Open, 9(4), ooag136. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamiaopen/ooag136
• MRI-derived body composition and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women: UK Biobank study. (2025). Cancers, 17(24). https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17244036
• Comparative efficacy of pharmacological interventions for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction between Asian and White patients: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. (2025). American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, 25(6), 741–748. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40256-025-00745-w
• GLP-1 receptor agonists vs. SGLT2 inhibitors in heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction. (2025). Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 41(11), 2202–2204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.08.359
• Incorporating preprints in systematic reviews: A preliminary study of a novel method for rapid evidence synthesis. (2025). Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 32(11), 1654–1663. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocaf111
• External exposome factors and adverse heart failure outcomes in the OneFlorida+ Network: Retrospective cohort study. (2025). JMIR Formative Research, 9, e71595. https://doi.org/10.2196/71595
• Incorporating preprints in systematic reviews: A preliminary study of a novel method for rapid evidence synthesis. (2025). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.15.25331581
Carolina B. Maciel, M.D., M.S.C.R.
• Antiseizure medication dosing and monitoring in the intensive care unit: A practical narrative review. (2026). Intensive Care Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-026-08550-y
• Liver transplantation for valproic acid-induced acute liver failure in POLG mutation-related mitochondrial disease with cardiac and neurological involvement. (2026). Journal of Liver Transplantation, 22, 100342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.liver.2026.100342
• Early markers of systemic inflammation are not related to pain burden after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: A multicenter observational study. (2026). Neurocritical Care, 44(2), 518–526. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-025-02396-w
• Multimodal neuroprognostication following cardiac arrest: Practical considerations. (2026). Critical Care Clinics, 42(1), 193–213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccc.2025.08.012
• Practice patterns and trends in temperature control after cardiac arrest: A multi-specialty survey. (2025). Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(23), 8592. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14238592
Nadja Makki, Ph.D.
• Integrated transcriptomic and functional analysis reveals tissue-specific molecular pathology in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. (2026). HGG Advances, 7(3), 100631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xhgg.2026.100631
Pinaki Sarder, Ph.D.
• A MEF2C transcription factor network regulates proliferation of glomerular endothelial cells in diabetic kidney disease. (2026). Kidney International, 110(1), 227–244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.03.020
• AI-based digital pathology-enabled spatial omics data analyses of the human kidney. (2026). Journal of Proteome Research, 25(6), 3149–3158. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.6c00147
• DigitAb: Domain-adaptive cell type prediction method from light microscopy images. (2026). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.19.726313
• Pathomic analysis of 5-year surveillance biopsies as predictors of kidney allograft loss. (2026). American Journal of Transplantation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2026.05.727
• Spatially resolved Banff tubulitis and glomerulitis scoring in kidney allograft biopsies via artificial intelligence-based structure segmentation and spatial transcriptomics. (2026). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.08.723594
• Deep learning-based cell type prediction in lung tissue from brightfield histology using CODEX-derived labels. (2026). Proceedings of SPIE, 13932. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3088120
• A scoping review of machine learning applications for diagnosis, classification, and prognosis in lupus nephritis. (2026). Kidney360. https://doi.org/10.34067/KID.0000001196
• Fusion Annotator: A platform for accelerating consensus-driven ground truth generation with AI assistance. (2026). Proceedings of SPIE, 13932. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3087861
• Position paper: Artificial intelligence in medical image analysis: Advances, clinical translation, and emerging frontiers. (2026). IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 30(2), 1187–1202. https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2025.3649496
• Cellular and spatial drivers of unresolved injury and functional decline in the human kidney. (2025). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.26.678707
• Improving frozen kidney biopsy interpretation using DUET-generated virtual PAS stains. (2025). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.11.25340018
• Validation of virtual trichrome stains for kidney fibrosis evaluation using dual-mode emission and transmission microscopy. (2025). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.11.25339911
• Interactive visualization of kidney micro-compartmental segmentations and associated pathomics on whole-slide images. (2025). arXiv.
• An innovative pilot program approach to facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration among STEM and public health students in biomedical AI and clinical translational research. (2025). Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 53(6), 666–676. https://doi.org/10.1002/bmb.70016
• FUSION: A web-based application for in-depth exploration of multi-omics data with brightfield histology. (2025). Nature Communications, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63050-9
• Machine learning to diagnose complications of diabetes. (2025). Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 19(6), 1650–1670. https://doi.org/10.1177/19322968251365245
• Shaping learning objectives for biomedical artificial intelligence: Student-centered insights into novel cell visualization technology. (2025). Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 9(1), e208. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2025.10107
• The problem of segmenting global glomerulosclerosis in gigapixel histopathological images: The borderless glomeruli. (2025). BMC Nephrology, 26(1), 544. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-025-04469-6
• Integration of spatial protein imaging and transcriptomics in the human kidney tracks the regenerative potential of proximal tubules. (2025). Science Advances, 11(33). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv8918
• Complement proteins identify rapidly progressive diabetic kidney disease. (2025). Kidney International Reports, 10(7), 2296–2310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2025.04.061
Sergei G. Tevosian, Ph.D.
• Prenatal nicotine exposure induces epigenetic alterations in the Notch signaling genes in the proximal colon in rats. (2025). BMC Genomics, 26(1), 836. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11960-9
Yogesh M. Scindia, Ph.D.
• Metabolic determinants of autoimmune kidney diseases. (2026). Nature Reviews Nephrology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-026-01096-8
• Candidozyma auris utilizes transferrin, but not heme-bound iron, for in vivo virulence. (2026). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.06.09.731159
• Vamifeport, a clinical-stage oral ferroportin inhibitor, alleviates murine lupus nephritis: A pilot study. (2026). Clinical Immunology, 285, 110699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clim.2026.110699
• Iron metabolism and ferroptosis: Druggable targets to delay the progression of lupus nephritis. (2026). American Journal of Physiology–Renal Physiology, 330(1), F32–F45. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00229.2025
• Androgens drive SOX9 upregulation in injured proximal tubular cells. (2025). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.23.684153
Young-Rock Hong, Ph.D.
• Palliative care awareness and misconceptions by sexual orientation: HINTS 2018 and 2024. (2026). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 72(1), 21–32.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.04.004
• Colorectal cancer screening prevalence among sexual minority populations following the 2021 updated U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines. (2026). AJPM Focus, 100508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focus.2026.100508
• Cardiovascular mortality risk after cancer diagnosis by county-level characteristics in the United States, 2000–2021. (2026). Cancer Medicine, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.71675
• Efficacy of oral anti-obesity medications with versus without adjunct behavioral weight management treatment. (2026). Obesity, 34(3), 588–597. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70127
• Trends and characteristics of early-onset colorectal cancer in the state of Florida, 2002–2021. (2025). Cancer Epidemiology, 99, 102932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2025.102932
• Awareness and perceived value of multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests in U.S. adults. (2025). Journal of General Internal Medicine, 41(6), 1718–1721. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09999-1
• Early supportive and nutritional care for adults with pancreatic cancer: A pilot study. (2025). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 70(5), 490–502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.07.032
• Rural–urban differences in modifiable dementia risk factors among U.S. adults aged 45 years or older. (2025). Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports, 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/25424823251395318
• Association of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guideline expansion with colorectal cancer screening uptake and recommendations among adults aged 45–49 years. (2025). Gastroenterology, 169(5), 1036–1038.e2. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2025.06.004
• Comfort with sharing food insecurity risk for clinical care among individuals with and without a cancer history: Findings from a national survey. (2025). AJPM Focus, 4(5), 100395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focus.2025.100395
• Examining colorectal cancer treatment patterns and outcomes in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander patients, 2007–2020. (2025). Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02713-1
• Participation in electronic patient-reported outcome measures collection as part of routine supportive care delivery in oncology. (2025). JCO Oncology Practice, 21(10), 1430–1438. https://doi.org/10.1200/OP-24-00760
• Correction to: Association of food insecurity with overall and disease-specific mortality among cancer survivors in the U.S. (2025). Supportive Care in Cancer, 33(9), 830. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-09899-4
• Neoadjuvant therapy for patients with advanced colon cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Database (NCDB). (2025). Clinical Surgical Oncology, 4(3), 100097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cson.2025.100097
• Poor oral health and risk of respiratory tract cancer: A prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank. (2025). Cancers, 17(18), 3028. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17183028
• Association of telehealth encounters with lung cancer screening consultation in the U.S.: Preliminary results. (2025). AJPM Focus, 4(4), 100349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focus.2025.100349
• Colorectal cancer screening in adults aged 45–49 years: Provider availability, CT colonography access, and screening rates. (2025). Journal of the National Cancer Center, 5(4), 414–425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jncc.2025.03.003
• Trends in rates of heat-related deaths across population groups in the United States, 2000–2023. (2025). Public Health Reports, 140(4), 294–299. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549251342904
Eric Rosenberg, M.D.
• Developing and validating a machine learning algorithm to predict the risk of incident opioid use disorder among OneFlorida+ patients: Prognostic modeling study. (2026). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 28, e79482. https://doi.org/10.2196/79482
• Enhancing adherence to guideline-directed use of anticoagulant therapy in atrial fibrillation: A triad of quality improvement interventions in an academic outpatient setting. (2026). BMJ Open Quality, 15(1), e003311. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003311
• Protocol for a single-arm pilot clinical trial: Developing and evaluating a machine learning opioid prediction and risk-stratification e-platform (DEMONSTRATE). (2025). Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(23), 8522. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14238522
• A brief online tool to increase behavioral weight loss treatment initiation: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial. (2025). Contemporary Clinical Trials, 154, 107948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2025.107948
Munaza Riaz, Ph.D.
• Cardiovascular risk in narcolepsy: Comparison of type 1 and type 2 in a real-world cohort. (2026). Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44470-026-00069-9
• Narcolepsy and risk of cardiovascular outcomes beyond stimulant use. (2025). Sleep, 48(12). https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaf197
Yenan Zhu, Ph.D.
• Cardiovascular mortality risk after cancer diagnosis by county-level characteristics in the United States, 2000–2021. (2026). Cancer Medicine, 15(3), e71675. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.71675
• Childhood maltreatment and longitudinal trajectories of disordered eating behaviors: Sociodemographic moderators and behavior-specific sensitivity analyses. (2025). Journal of Eating Disorders, 13(1), 159. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01355-2
Amy J. Sheer, M.D., MPH
• Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and cardiovascular events in adults with obesity and autoimmune disease: A target trial emulation. (2026). Journal of the American Heart Association, e047893. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.125.047893
• Prepregnancy GLP-1 receptor agonist exposure and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among women with obesity and diabetes. (2026). Obesity, 34(Suppl. 1), 88–96. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70221
• GLP-1 receptor agonists and acute diabetes complications in adults with type 1 diabetes. (2026). iScience, 29(5), 115700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.115700
• Association between sociodemographic characteristics and weight loss in a financial incentive intervention for adults with obesity living in low-income neighborhoods. (2026). American Journal of Health Promotion, 40(1), 59–66. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171251348223
• Effect of injectable dual- and single-agonist glucagon-like peptide-1-based therapy on inflammatory bowel disease activity among patients with obesity. (2025). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.13.25340005
• GLP-1 receptor agonists and acute diabetes complications in adults with type 1 diabetes: A target trial emulation. (2025). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.10.25339908
• GLP-1 receptor agonists and cardiovascular events in adults with obesity and autoimmune disease: A target trial emulation. (2025). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.10.25339912
• GLP-1 receptor agonists and substance use disorders in older adults with type 2 diabetes: A target trial emulation. (2025). Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70024
• Physician health counseling for older adults with obesity in the United States, 2015–2019: An analysis of repeated cross-sectional data. (2025). Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 26(7), 105628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105628
Zhongjie (Z.) Cheng, Ph.D.
• Yang, J., Shi, L., Cubito, A. L., Govarthanan, A., Sabripour, J. S., Scott, K., De Kloet, A. D., Yue, F., Liu, B., Strath, L. J., Krause, E., Collins, J. F., & Cheng, Z. (2026). Moderate iron restriction improves metabolism via epigenetic regulation of GDF15. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 157, 110448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2026.110448
Cathy Tocci, Ph.D.
• Sheynblyum, M., Leget, D. L., Shonrock, A., Waxenberg, L., & Tocci, C. (2026). Addressing the mental health needs of LGBTQ+ individuals: An integrated care approach. Families, Systems, & Health.
FY2026 Awards, Research Support, Promotions, and Professional Recognition
During FY2026, CICMD faculty and trainees received numerous awards, fellowships, research grants, promotions, and professional recognitions. Members also benefited from CICMD-supported travel and professional development opportunities.
Awards, Fellowships, and Competitive Recognition
Bowser, Ellen K. — Received the 2026 Cystic Fibrosis Dietitian Achievement Award and served as a keynote speaker at the 2026 Cystic Fibrosis Nutrition and Social Work Consortium.
Broderick, Bryanna — Received an Abstract of Distinction Award at the 2026 American Physiological Society Summit.
Eikenberry, Sophia — Received a Silver Award at the 2026 UF Medical Guild Graduate Research Symposium and successfully completed her Ph.D.
Hasan, Md Mahmudul — Received the University of Florida Excellence Award for Assistant Professors.
Janicke, David M. — Received a 2026 Sustained Excellence Award from the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions.
Jugl, Sebastian — Received an American Heart Association Career Development Award for research examining the cardiovascular safety of medical cannabis.
Khanfar, Sultan — Received the NCAR Undergraduate Researcher Award at the 2026 American Physiological Society Summit.
Kotecha, Pareeta — Received a competitive PhRMA Foundation Research Award.
Lee, Rachel — Received an Abstract of Distinction Award at the 2026 American Physiological Society Summit.
Mainous, Arch G., III — Received two national research recognitions at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Conference: Distinguished Paper recognition and the Clinical Pearls Award.
Nguyen, Tram — Received a poster award at the UF College of Pharmacy 39th Annual Research Showcase and presented a moderated digital poster at the American Heart
Association Scientific Sessions 2025. She also received the UF College of Pharmacy Charlotte M. Liberty Scholarship, a UF Graduate Student Council Travel Grant, and a CICMD Travel Award.
Niu, Shu — Received an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship for dissertation research on cardio protection and cardiovascular risk determinants in patients with lung cancer receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Ricci, Jacob — Received the Thomas C. Rowe, Ph.D. Advancement to Candidacy Award.
Smith, Kayla — Received an American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Predoctoral Fellowship, Best Poster in Population Sciences at the Fall 2025 CICMD Early Career Symposium, and an honorable mention for the Ronald D. Mann Best Paper Award. She also received a CICMD Travel Award and UF College of Pharmacy Liberty Travel Funds for summer 2026.
Tasin, Fahim Rejanur — Received a 2026 American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship providing $70,676 over two years. With support from a CICMD Travel Award, he presented a poster at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Biology of Genomes Conference in May 2026. He also presented his research at the Florida Genetics Symposium in November 2025 and the CICMD Early Career Symposium in September 2025.
Turner, Kalynn — Received an American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Predoctoral Fellowship.
Research Funding and CICMD Support
Best, Cora M. — Received collaborative funding for the Bay2Health: Food-as-Medicine Pilots initiative, including $53,000 from PLANTMED and $20,000 from the UF Diabetes Institute. She was also selected as a Pepper Scholar and represented the UF Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center during the 2026 Young Scholars Summer Spotlight.
Bruno, Katelyn — Secured new research funding for pediatric myocarditis and mentored a recipient of a Florida Heart Research Foundation Doctoral Research Grant.
Cheng, Z. — Received American Heart Association funding through award 26RIRA1643854, delivered an invited presentation at the FASEB Scientific Conference on Trace Elements in Biology and Medicine, and mentored Ph.D. graduate Jinying Yang.
Chichetto, Natalie E. — Received her first NIH R01 award.
Gumz, Michelle L. — Received new NIH/NIDDK funding as principal investigator for research examining the renal and adrenal actions of the circadian clock protein PER1 in salt-sensitive hypertension. She also leads the NIH/NIDDK-supported Control of Renal Function in Health and Disease 2026 program.
Makki, Nadja — Received a UF Diabetes Institute Seed Funding Grant and mentored a recipient of an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship.
Mobley, Amy — Led a USDA-funded initiative supporting the Early Childhood Food Security Mini-Grant Program, which serves families with young children in Alachua County.
Sharma, Ravindra — Received a CICMD Publication Award supporting publication of research in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Sheynblyum, Miriam — Received $1,000 in CICMD dissertation funding for the project titled “The Impact of Weight Stigma on Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management.”
Zeldman, Jamie — Received a CICMD Travel Award to present dissertation research at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2026 Annual Meeting in Cádiz, Spain. The research evaluated the usability and acceptability of a digital, father-focused child-feeding resource for home-visiting programs.
Faculty Promotions, Appointments, and Professional Recognition
Cardel, Michelle I. — Was featured in U.S. News & World Report for her expertise in obesity treatment and the emerging concept of “food noise.”
Malany, Siobhan — Was promoted to Professor in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.
Smith, Steven M. — Contributed to a National Academies report supporting national efforts to advance prevention strategies and improve maternal health outcomes.
Warren, Brandon L. — Was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.
Yue, Feng — Joined the University of Florida Department of Animal Sciences, expanding opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration within CICMD.